''Angrakshak'' (Bodyguard) is a 1995

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starring Sunny Deol,

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signed up for it. But due to her sudden death, she was replaced by Pooja.

Story

Priyanka (Priya) (

) is a teenager who lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widower politician father, Satyendra Pal Choudhary (

). Satyendra owes his allegiance to the Bharatiya Ekta Party. As Satyendra's popularity rises, he fears for his life and that of his daughter's and, as a result, hires a bodyguard (Angrakshak) named Ajay ( Sunny Deol) for Priyanka. Gradually, Priyanka and Ajay fall in love with each other. With the elections approaching, and Satyendra's growing popularity creates some uncertainty with other political parties; as a result, Priyanka is kidnapped, and Ajay is seriously wounded while trying to protect her and is hospitalized. When the news is made public, a wave of sympathy moves in Satyendra's favor, and he is sure to win the election. Priyanka's abductors demand two crore rupees, but before Satyendra could respond, the police find a body of a young woman, who is presumed to be that of Priyanka. A grieving Satyendra is shown on national television before a shocked nation, and he wins the election hands down. How Ajay rescues his love (Priyanka) from the kidnappers and solves the mystery, form the rest of the story.

Cast

* Sunny Deol... Ajay *

... Priyanka "Priya" Choudhary *

... Satyendra Pal Choudhary *

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... Sanghvi * Rami Reddy... Velu Bhai *

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... Asha, Ajay's sister * Mohnish Bahl... Vijay (special appearance)

Production

Actress

was originally signed for the female lead. But due to her sudden death, she was replaced by

Soundtrack

Anand–Milind composed the music of this film. Sameer wrote the lyrics. The song ''Dil Mera Churane Laga'' was quite popular when the album released, especially for Sunny Deol's dance moves. The tune of "Haule Haule Dil Dole" was inspired from the Telugu song "Malli Malli Idi Rani roju" from the movie Rakshasudu(1986), which was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The tune of "Dil Mera Udaas Hai" was inspired from the Tamil song
Aasaiya Kathula
from the movie

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(1980), which was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

References

External links

* 1995 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films scored by Anand–Milind Films directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty 1995 action thriller films Hindi-language action films Indian action thriller films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub